Senior CPU Circuit Design Engineer – Hybrid, HighImpact CPUs

Intel Corporation; George Town; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Intel Corporation in Malaysia, Penang, seeks a Senior CPU Circuit Design Engineer to design and optimize custom digital CPU circuits, including memory. You will verify designs, conduct timing/noise analyses, and collaborate across CPU architecture and layout teams to meet performance, power, and area goals.

The role emphasizes CMOS technology, layout techniques, and tooling to automate design flows. Hybrid work arrangements apply, with on-site and remote collaboration across cross-functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree +6 years or Master's +4 years or PhD +2 years of hands-on experience.
• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools for circuit design and verification.
• Experience in circuit simulation, timing and noise analysis, and reliability evaluations.
• Strong understanding of CMOS technology and physical layout techniques.
• Solid understanding of power optimization, timing analysis, and design for manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Design custom digital circuits for CPU blocks, including memory, with focus on power, performance, area, timing and yield.
• Develop and verify circuit designs through schematic entry, simulation, and functional validation.
• Conduct comprehensive design verification using timing, noise analyses and layout rule checks.
• Apply advanced CMOS technology and physical layout techniques for robust designs.
• Enhance and automate design flows and methodologies for streamlined circuit design processes.
• Drive continuous improvement of methodologies and tools for circuit design and verification.
• Characterize memory instances and memory compilers to improve performance and area efficiency.
• Collaborate with CPU architecture and layout teams to ensure functional and electrical alignment.

Skills

Circuit design

Circuit verification

EDA tools

CMOS technology

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field

Master's degree in a relevant field

PhD in a related field

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Intel Corporation in Malaysia, Penang, seeks a Senior CPU Circuit Design Engineer to design and optimize custom digital CPU circuits, including memory. You will verify designs, conduct timing/noise analyses, and collaborate across CPU architecture and layout teams to meet performance, power, and area goals.

The role emphasizes CMOS technology, layout techniques, and tooling to automate design flows. Hybrid work arrangements apply, with on-site and remote collaboration across cross-functional